Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America at the shelter in Mexico City, on April 10, 2018, get their papers ready while traveling in a caravan to Tijuana. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America at the shelter in Mexico City, on April 10, 2018, get their papers ready while traveling in a caravan to Tijuana. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
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Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
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Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
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Transgender migrants from Central America came in caravan bus to Mexico City. They and other migrants visited Mexican senators. Some may stay in Mexico and ask for political asylum. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Transgender migrants from Central America came in caravan bus to Mexico City. They and other migrants visited Mexican senators. Some may stay in Mexico and ask for political asylum.
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Shannel Smith, a transgender migrant from Honduras, waits to see Mexican senators on April 10, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Shannel Smith, a transgender migrant from Honduras, waits to see Mexican senators on April 10, 2018.
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Transgender migrants from Central America came in caravan bus to Mexico City. Some of the migrants may stay in Mexico and ask for political asylum. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Transgender migrants from Central America came in caravan bus to Mexico City. Some of the migrants may stay in Mexico and ask for political asylum.
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Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
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Transgender migrants Gemma Giron, who is from Guatemala, and Shannel Smith, who is from Honduras, came to Mexico City in a caravan. They and other migrants visited Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Transgender migrants Gemma Giron, who is from Guatemala, and Shannel Smith, who is from Honduras, came to Mexico City in a caravan. They and other migrants visited Mexican senators.
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Moris Alfredo Herrera from El Salvador is staying at the shelter in Mexico City while he and others prepare their papers to travel in a caravan to Tijuana. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Moris Alfredo Herrera from El Salvador is staying at the shelter in Mexico City while he and others prepare their papers to travel in a caravan to Tijuana.
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Migrants from Central America came in caravan to talk to senators in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of them may stay in Mexico and ask for political asylum. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America came in caravan to talk to senators in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of them may stay in Mexico and ask for political asylum.
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Some of the migrants who traveled from Central America to Mexico City may stay in Mexico and ask for political asylum. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Some of the migrants who traveled from Central America to Mexico City may stay in Mexico and ask for political asylum.
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Migrants from Central America gather at the shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at the shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
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Migrants from Central America get their meals at a shelter in Mexico City, on April 10, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America get their meals at a shelter in Mexico City, on April 10, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America get their meals at a shelter in Mexico City, on April 10, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America get their meals at a shelter in Mexico City, on April 10, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America get their meals at a shelter in Mexico City, on April 10, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America get their meals at a shelter in Mexico City, on April 10, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
Nick Oza/The Republic

Moris Alfredo Herrera from El Salvador is staying at the shelter in Mexico City while he and others prepare their papers to travel in a caravan to Tijuana. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Moris Alfredo Herrera from El Salvador is staying at the shelter in Mexico City while he and others prepare their papers to travel in a caravan to Tijuana.
Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America gather at a shelter in Mexico City on April 10, 2018. Some of the migrants took bus and train to meet with the Mexican senators.
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Migrants from Central America in buses headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America in buses headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America arrive in Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America arrive in Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Willman and his wife Honduras Suyapa from Honduras board buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Willman and his wife Honduras Suyapa from Honduras board buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America wait outside a bus headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America wait outside a bus headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Exel Giron,15, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and other Central American migrants wait for food outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, for a caravan headed to the U.S. border on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Exel Giron,15, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and other Central American migrants wait for food outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, for a caravan headed to the U.S. border on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America are boarding buses in Puebla headed for Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America walk to Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America walk to Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America walk to Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America walk to Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Transgender migrants from Central America walk to Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Transgender migrants from Central America walk to Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Transgender migrants from Central America hug their friends after arriving to Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Transgender migrants from Central America hug their friends after arriving to Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America pray at Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America pray at Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America arrive at a shelter in Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America arrive at a shelter in Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Migrants from Central America leave Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe after a prayer service in Mexico City on April 9, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Migrants from Central America leave Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe after a prayer service in Mexico City on April 9, 2018.
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Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American Sofia Lopez, a transgender woman from Honduras, dances with others inside a church in Puebla, Mexico. She and many others will travel to the US border. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American Sofia Lopez, a transgender woman from Honduras, dances with others inside a church in Puebla, Mexico. She and many others will travel to the US border.
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Central American Sofia Lopez, a transgender woman from Honduras, dances with others inside a church in Puebla, Mexico. She and many others will travel to the US border. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American Sofia Lopez, a transgender woman from Honduras, dances with others inside a church in Puebla, Mexico. She and many others will travel to the US border.
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Central American migrants wait for a bus to go to shelter in Puebla, Mexico. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants wait for a bus to go to shelter in Puebla, Mexico.
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Migrant caravan in Mexico

Claudia Lisseth Garcia Sorto, 18, from La Union El Salvador waits for a bus to go to a shelter with Central American migrants in Puebla, Mexico. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Claudia Lisseth Garcia Sorto, 18, from La Union El Salvador waits for a bus to go to a shelter with Central American migrants in Puebla, Mexico.
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Portrait of Exel Giron,15, from Tegucigalpa Honduras outside a church waiting for food in Puebla, Mexico. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Portrait of Exel Giron,15, from Tegucigalpa Honduras outside a church waiting for food in Puebla, Mexico.
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Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan hoped to travel to the US border drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan hoped to travel to the US border drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants prays with their family outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan hoped to travel to the US border drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants prays with their family outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan hoped to travel to the US border drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants wait for a bus to go to a shelter in Puebla, Mexico. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants wait for a bus to go to a shelter in Puebla, Mexico.
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Central American migrant Carlos Ricardo from Honduras gets medical attention in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrant Carlos Ricardo from Honduras gets medical attention in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants gathered outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants gathered outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
Nick Oza/The Republic

Central American migrants gathered outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants gathered outside a church on April 7, 2018, get free clothing in Puebla, Mexico, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered outside a church on April 7, 2018, get free clothing in Puebla, Mexico, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants Zenaida Juarez,29, with her daughter Diana Juarez, 6 inside church calling her family members in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan hoped to travel to the US border drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants Zenaida Juarez,29, with her daughter Diana Juarez, 6 inside church calling her family members in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan hoped to travel to the US border drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Honduras national Anna Suazo, 38, with her daughter Marta Gibrin, 8, in a bus going to the shelter in Puebla, Mexico. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Honduras national Anna Suazo, 38, with her daughter Marta Gibrin, 8, in a bus going to the shelter in Puebla, Mexico.
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Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Zahara Bernabe, 19, from Honduras outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Zahara Bernabe, 19, from Honduras outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants Damari Garcia Licona, 20, with her daughter Emelin Argueta Garcia, 3, on April 7, 2018, outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, for a caravan hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants Damari Garcia Licona, 20, with her daughter Emelin Argueta Garcia, 3, on April 7, 2018, outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, for a caravan hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants pray with their family outside a church in Puebla, Mexico. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants pray with their family outside a church in Puebla, Mexico.
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El Salvadorian Erick Josue Matha Palma and his sister Joselyn wait for a bus to go to a shelter in Puebla, Mexico. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

El Salvadorian Erick Josue Matha Palma and his sister Joselyn wait for a bus to go to a shelter in Puebla, Mexico.
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Central American migrants from Honduras Francis George with his 2-year-old daughter Michelle on April 7, 2018, staying at the shelter in a church in Puebla, Mexico, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the US border drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants from Honduras Francis George with his 2-year-old daughter Michelle on April 7, 2018, staying at the shelter in a church in Puebla, Mexico, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the US border drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants gathered inside and outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Central American Sofia Lopez from Honduras, inside a church in Puebla, Mexico on April 7, 2018, for a caravan hoped to travel to the US border drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American Sofia Lopez from Honduras, inside a church in Puebla, Mexico on April 7, 2018, for a caravan hoped to travel to the US border drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Zahara Bernabe, 19, from Honduras outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Zahara Bernabe, 19, from Honduras outside a church in Puebla, Mexico, on April 7, 2018, for a caravan that hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border. drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border. drawing the ire of President Trump.
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A special living quarters has been set up for transgender migrants traveling in Mexico. Zahara Bernabe, 19, is from Honduras and is headed for Mexico City. The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A special living quarters has been set up for transgender migrants traveling in Mexico. Zahara Bernabe, 19, is from Honduras and is headed for Mexico City.
The Republic

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
Nick Oza/The Republic

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
Nick Oza/The Republic

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Honduran family William Figueroa, 38, with his wife Iris Banegas, 38, and their children, Gerson Palma, 8, and Josue Figueroa, 15, at the church in Puebla, Mexico, that has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Honduran family William Figueroa, 38, with his wife Iris Banegas, 38, and their children, Gerson Palma, 8, and Josue Figueroa, 15, at the church in Puebla, Mexico, that has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
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A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
Nick Oza/The Republic

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
Nick Oza/The Republic

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border. drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico, has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border. drawing the ire of President Trump.
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Anderson Cobach Zacarias, a 10-year-old from Guatemala at a church in Puebla, Mexico, that has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Anderson Cobach Zacarias, a 10-year-old from Guatemala at a church in Puebla, Mexico, that has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of home had hoped to travel to the U.S. border, drawing the ire of President Trump.
Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

A church in Puebla, Mexico has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of whom had hoped to travel to the U.S. border. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of whom had hoped to travel to the U.S. border.
Nick Oza/The Republic

A church in Puebla, Mexico has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of whom had hoped to travel to the U.S. border. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of whom had hoped to travel to the U.S. border.
Nick Oza/The Republic

A church in Puebla, Mexico has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of whom had hoped to travel to the U.S. border. Nick Oza, Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of whom had hoped to travel to the U.S. border.
Nick Oza, Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

A church in Puebla, Mexico has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of whom had hoped to travel to the U.S. border. Nick Oza/The Republic

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A church in Puebla, Mexico has been converted into a shelter for several hundred migrants from Central America, many of whom had hoped to travel to the U.S. border.
Nick Oza/The Republic

A boy says goodbye to a friend through the windshield of a bus that will carry him to Mexico City from the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Migrants in the caravan that drew criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump began packing up their meager possessions and boarding buses to the Mexican capital and the nearby city of Puebla. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A boy says goodbye to a friend through the windshield of a bus that will carry him to Mexico City from the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Migrants in the caravan that drew criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump began packing up their meager possessions and boarding buses to the Mexican capital and the nearby city of Puebla.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A migrant family waits aboard a bus that will carry them to Mexico City, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A migrant family waits aboard a bus that will carry them to Mexico City, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A young boy peers out the window of the bus that will carry him to Mexico City from the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A young boy peers out the window of the bus that will carry him to Mexico City from the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A Central American woman tends to her 2-month-old baby inside the bus that will carry them to Mexico City, at the sports club where migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A Central American woman tends to her 2-month-old baby inside the bus that will carry them to Mexico City, at the sports club where migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A woman carries her luggage toward a bus leaving for Mexico City, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A woman carries her luggage toward a bus leaving for Mexico City, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan board a bus that will take them to Mexico City, at the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Migrants in the caravan that drew criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump began packing up their meager possessions and boarding buses to the Mexican capital and the nearby city of Puebla. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan board a bus that will take them to Mexico City, at the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Migrants in the caravan that drew criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump began packing up their meager possessions and boarding buses to the Mexican capital and the nearby city of Puebla.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A police patrol pickup escorts a bus carrying Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan, as it leaves for Mexico City from the sports club where the migrants had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A police patrol pickup escorts a bus carrying Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan, as it leaves for Mexico City from the sports club where the migrants had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan wait aboard a bus that will take them to Mexico City from the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan wait aboard a bus that will take them to Mexico City from the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan wait aboard a bus that will take them to Mexico City from the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan wait aboard a bus that will take them to Mexico City from the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan board a bus that will take them to Mexico City from the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan board a bus that will take them to Mexico City from the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A state policeman stands guard as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan board a bus that will take them to Mexico City from the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A state policeman stands guard as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan board a bus that will take them to Mexico City from the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A bus carrying Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan to Mexico City departs from the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Migrants in a caravan that drew criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump began packing up their meager possessions and boarding buses to the Mexican capital and the nearby city of Puebla on Thursday. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A bus carrying Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan to Mexico City departs from the sports club where they had been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Migrants in a caravan that drew criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump began packing up their meager possessions and boarding buses to the Mexican capital and the nearby city of Puebla on Thursday.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan wait in line to receive food at the sports club where they have been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan wait in line to receive food at the sports club where they have been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A suitcase sits packed and ready as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan began departing from a sports club in Matias Romero where they have been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A suitcase sits packed and ready as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan began departing from a sports club in Matias Romero where they have been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan pack up their belongings as they prepare to depart from the sports club where they have been camping out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan pack up their belongings as they prepare to depart from the sports club where they have been camping out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan but tickets for a bus that will carry them to Mexico City, at the sports club where they have been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan but tickets for a bus that will carry them to Mexico City, at the sports club where they have been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A family waits to board a bus for Mexico City as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan begin departing from the sports club where they have been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A family waits to board a bus for Mexico City as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan begin departing from the sports club where they have been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Honduran migrant Genesis Martinez, 18, poses for a picture holding her 2-month-old son Cesar at the sports club where they have been camping out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Martinez decided to join the migrant caravan after the woman she had been working for near Mexico's southern border threw her out of the house after she gave birth. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Honduran migrant Genesis Martinez, 18, poses for a picture holding her 2-month-old son Cesar at the sports club where they have been camping out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Martinez decided to join the migrant caravan after the woman she had been working for near Mexico's southern border threw her out of the house after she gave birth.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A young man carries his baggage as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan begin departing by bus from the sports club where they have been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on Thursday, April 5, 2018. Migrants in a caravan that drew criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump began packing up their meager possessions and boarding buses to the Mexican capital and the nearby city of Puebla on Thursday. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A young man carries his baggage as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan begin departing by bus from the sports club where they have been camping out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on Thursday, April 5, 2018. Migrants in a caravan that drew criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump began packing up their meager possessions and boarding buses to the Mexican capital and the nearby city of Puebla on Thursday.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

In this April 4, 2018, photo, the Zelaya siblings, from El Salvador, Nayeli, right, Anderson, center, and Daniela, huddle together on a soccer field, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico. The children's father, Elmer Zelaya, 38, said the family is awaiting temporary transit visas that would allow them to continue to the U.S. border, where they hope to request asylum and join relatives in New York. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

In this April 4, 2018, photo, the Zelaya siblings, from El Salvador, Nayeli, right, Anderson, center, and Daniela, huddle together on a soccer field, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico. The children's father, Elmer Zelaya, 38, said the family is awaiting temporary transit visas that would allow them to continue to the U.S. border, where they hope to request asylum and join relatives in New York.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Salvadoran migrant Alexis Cea, 25, poses for a picture wearing a shirt featuring an eagle printed over the pattern of an American flag, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and said the procession of 1,000 or so migrants that drew criticism from President Donald Trump had begun to disperse. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Salvadoran migrant Alexis Cea, 25, poses for a picture wearing a shirt featuring an eagle printed over the pattern of an American flag, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and said the procession of 1,000 or so migrants that drew criticism from President Donald Trump had begun to disperse.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Men take bucket showers in the early morning at a sports center, where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Men take bucket showers in the early morning at a sports center, where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Volunteers serve up a donated hot breakfast to migrants at a sports center where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Volunteers serve up a donated hot breakfast to migrants at a sports center where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Elmer Zelaya of El Salvador prepares a breakfast of eggs and sausage for his family of five, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Zelaya said he, his wife, and their three children are awaiting temporary transit visas that would allow them to continue to the U.S. border, where they hope to request asylum and join relatives in New York. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Elmer Zelaya of El Salvador prepares a breakfast of eggs and sausage for his family of five, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Zelaya said he, his wife, and their three children are awaiting temporary transit visas that would allow them to continue to the U.S. border, where they hope to request asylum and join relatives in New York.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A woman receives her temporary transit visa from Mexican immigration officials, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A woman receives her temporary transit visa from Mexican immigration officials, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

An underage migrant standing with his brother holds a temporary transit visa granted by Mexican immigration officials, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

An underage migrant standing with his brother holds a temporary transit visa granted by Mexican immigration officials, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A woman with her child waits to receive a temporary transit visa from Mexican immigration officials, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and said the procession of 1,000 or so migrants that drew criticism from President Donald Trump had begun to disperse. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A woman with her child waits to receive a temporary transit visa from Mexican immigration officials, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and said the procession of 1,000 or so migrants that drew criticism from President Donald Trump had begun to disperse.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A boy laughs as he plays with a Mexican clown named "Chocolate" at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A boy laughs as he plays with a Mexican clown named "Chocolate" at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Children play with the face of a Mickey Mouse piñata, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Children play with the face of a Mickey Mouse piñata, at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Children wait in line to receive gifts during a children's show that was put on to entertain them at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Children wait in line to receive gifts during a children's show that was put on to entertain them at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Children wait in line to receive gifts during a children's show that was put on to entertain them at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Children wait in line to receive gifts during a children's show that was put on to entertain them at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A boy laughs as he plays with a Mexican clown named "Chocolate" at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A boy laughs as he plays with a Mexican clown named "Chocolate" at the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Salvadoran migrant Eduardo Claro wears his country's flag in his hat as he walks inside the sports complex where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and said the procession of 1,000 or so migrants that drew criticism from President Donald Trump had begun to disperse. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Salvadoran migrant Eduardo Claro wears his country's flag in his hat as he walks inside the sports complex where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and said the procession of 1,000 or so migrants that drew criticism from President Donald Trump had begun to disperse.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Men walk across a bridge inside the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Men walk across a bridge inside the sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual Stations of the Cross caravan have been camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A girl lies awake as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan sleep at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The caravan of Central American migrants that angered U.S. President Donald Trump was sidelined at a sports field in southern Mexico with no means of reaching the border even as Trump tweeted another threat to Mexico Tuesday. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A girl lies awake as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan sleep at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The caravan of Central American migrants that angered U.S. President Donald Trump was sidelined at a sports field in southern Mexico with no means of reaching the border even as Trump tweeted another threat to Mexico Tuesday.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan sleep at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan sleep at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A couple sleeps beneath a tree as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan camp out at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A couple sleeps beneath a tree as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan camp out at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A boy sits awake as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan sleep at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A boy sits awake as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan sleep at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A girl walks among sleeping Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross," at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A girl walks among sleeping Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross," at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan sleep at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan sleep at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Dozens of Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan sleep at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Dozens of Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan sleep at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A woman is reflected in a mirror as she gets ready for the day, as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan wake up at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A woman is reflected in a mirror as she gets ready for the day, as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan wake up at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Carlos Antonio Aguilera, 14, of Honduras, poses for a picture as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan begin their day at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The caravan of Central American migrants that angered U.S. President Donald Trump was sidelined at a sports field in southern Mexico with no means of reaching the border even as Trump tweeted another threat to Mexico Tuesday. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Carlos Antonio Aguilera, 14, of Honduras, poses for a picture as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan begin their day at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The caravan of Central American migrants that angered U.S. President Donald Trump was sidelined at a sports field in southern Mexico with no means of reaching the border even as Trump tweeted another threat to Mexico Tuesday.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A child sits awake as the adults sleep, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A child sits awake as the adults sleep, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A child plays in an abandoned pool as the adults sleep, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A child plays in an abandoned pool as the adults sleep, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A couple checks their cellphones as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan begin their day at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A couple checks their cellphones as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan begin their day at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A child sits awake as the adults sleep, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A child sits awake as the adults sleep, at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A man sits amidst other sleeping migrants at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A man sits amidst other sleeping migrants at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Patsy Guardado, left, 15, and Yosselin Alegria, 19, both from Honduras, pose for a picture at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Patsy Guardado, left, 15, and Yosselin Alegria, 19, both from Honduras, pose for a picture at a sports club where Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan are camped out in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A man adds water to an instant soup donated by a local organization as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan begin their day at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The caravan of Central American migrants that angered U.S. President Donald Trump was sidelined at a sports field in southern Mexico with no means of reaching the border even as Trump tweeted another threat to Mexico Tuesday. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A man adds water to an instant soup donated by a local organization as Central American migrants traveling with the annual "Stations of the Cross" caravan begin their day at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The caravan of Central American migrants that angered U.S. President Donald Trump was sidelined at a sports field in southern Mexico with no means of reaching the border even as Trump tweeted another threat to Mexico Tuesday.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A Mexican immigration official attends a Honduran family at a sports club they are using as temporary shelter, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The group is part of a caravan of Central American migrants that angered U.S. President Donald Trump. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A Mexican immigration official attends a Honduran family at a sports club they are using as temporary shelter, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The group is part of a caravan of Central American migrants that angered U.S. President Donald Trump.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A Central American migrant takes a bath at a sports club that is being used as a temporary shelter, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A Central American migrant takes a bath at a sports club that is being used as a temporary shelter, in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants take a bath at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants take a bath at a sports club in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

A Central American migrant woman gives water to a baby as the annual Migrant Stations of the Cross caravan sets up camp for a few days at a sports center in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, late Monday, April 2, 2018. A Mexican government official said the caravans are tolerated because migrants have a right under Mexican law to request asylum in Mexico or to request a humanitarian visa allowing travel to the U.S. border to seek asylum in the United States. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

A Central American migrant woman gives water to a baby as the annual Migrant Stations of the Cross caravan sets up camp for a few days at a sports center in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, late Monday, April 2, 2018. A Mexican government official said the caravans are tolerated because migrants have a right under Mexican law to request asylum in Mexico or to request a humanitarian visa allowing travel to the U.S. border to seek asylum in the United States.
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Central American migrants stand in line to start their documentation with a Mexican immigration official during the Migrant Stations of the Cross caravan as the group makes a stop at a sports center in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, late Monday, April 2, 2018. The annual caravans have been held in southern Mexico for years as an Easter-season protest against the kidnappings, extortion, beatings and killings suffered by many Central American migrants as they cross Mexico. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants stand in line to start their documentation with a Mexican immigration official during the Migrant Stations of the Cross caravan as the group makes a stop at a sports center in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, late Monday, April 2, 2018. The annual caravans have been held in southern Mexico for years as an Easter-season protest against the kidnappings, extortion, beatings and killings suffered by many Central American migrants as they cross Mexico.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrant women and children stand in line for food during the annual Migrant Stations of the Cross caravan as the group sets up camp at a sports center in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, late Monday, April 2, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrant women and children stand in line for food during the annual Migrant Stations of the Cross caravan as the group sets up camp at a sports center in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, late Monday, April 2, 2018.
Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Central American migrants, who are participating in the annual Migrant Stations of the Cross caravan, go to sleep on the grass during the group's stop at a sports center in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, late Monday, April 2, 2018. Felix Marquez/Associated Press

Migrant caravan in Mexico

Central American migrants, who are participating in the annual Migrant Stations of the Cross caravan, go to sleep on the grass during the group's stop at a sports center in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, late Monday, April 2, 2018.
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Central American migrants stand in line to start their documentation with a Mexican immigration official during the Migrant Stations of the Cross caravan as the group makes a stop at a sports center in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, late Monday, April 2, 2018. The annual caravans have been held in southern Mexico for years as an Easter-season protest against the kidnappings, extortion, beatings and killings suffered by many Central American migrants as they cross Mexico.(Photo: Felix Marquez/Associated Press)

"I said, 'I hope you're going to tell that caravan not to get up to the border,' and I think they are doing that," Trump said during a press briefing.

Trump's request for help from Mexico underscores a reality of U.S. immigration enforcement he rarely acknowledges as he rails about the need for stronger security along the U.S.-Mexico border: Mexico's government can play a key role in curbing illegal crossings into the United States — or not.

"What President Trump doesn't realize is how important Mexico's role is in security issues in the United States and detecting people who are going through the region that could be a risk for both countries," said Maureen Meyer, Washington Office on Latin America's director for Mexico and migrant rights.

That cooperation could be at risk thanks to the heated rhetoric emanating from the White House and its impact on the presidential election in Mexico. The outcome of that election could color relations between the countries for years.

Mexico's role in U.S. security

Since thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America swamped the southwest U.S. border in 2014, Mexico has, under pressure from the U.S., increased immigration enforcement across the southern half of the country.

Under its "Southern Border Plan," Mexican authorities established checkpoints and detained thousands of Central American migrants trying to reach the United States.

In the years since, Mexico has caught and deported more Central Americans than the U.S., according to Meyer.

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built and warned Mexico to halt the passage of "caravans" of immigrants or risk U.S. abandonment of NAFTA. (April 3)
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The U.S. provided support to get the program started, including nearly $100 million in foreign aid from the U.S. State Department, she said. Those funds were used to purchase equipment, training and set up the checkpoints.

Mexico also has accepted more asylum seekers, taking in migrants who otherwise would have come to the United States, Meyer said.

But "all of that could be at risk if they continue to feel alienated by the United States government," Meyer added.

No 'piñata' for the U.S.

Trump's rhetoric on Mexican immigrants — calling them "rapists" and criminals — is well known. His push to build a wall separating the two countries and force Mexico to pay for it has also won him few friends in Mexico.

On Tuesday, even as he was hoping for Mexico's help, Trump criticized the North American Free Trade Agreement trade deal among the U.S., Mexico and Canada, one of his favorite punching bags dating to the presidential campaign.

"It has been a horrible, horrible, embarrassing deal for the United States," he said.

Mexico's current president Enrique Peña Nieto has avoided directly confronting Trump on these issues, which has contributed to his deep unpopularity there.

But with Mexican voters preparing to elect a new president, Trump's unpopularity has become a factor in the race, and could color relations between the countries.

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A big caravan of Central American migrants that has stirred concerns in the U.S. and drawn tweets from President Donald Trump has been halted for days at a sports field in southern Mexico. (April 3)
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"No Mexican presidential candidate is going to win points by supporting Trump or wanting to cooperate with the United States," Meyer said.

The candidate currently leading in the polls is leftist, populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, or AMLO as he's commonly known.

AMLO officially launched his campaign on Monday, choosing the U.S.-Mexico border as his backdrop — in Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas.

In his speech, he railed against corruption, and in support of strong social programs. But the primary focus was the economy and wages. And he took aim at Trump's assertion that NAFTA had only benefited Mexico, saying if that were the case, "our economy would not remain stagnant and nor would we have migration."

"We will be very respectful of the government of the United States," Lopez Obrador told supporters. "But we will also demand respect for Mexicans."

"Neither Mexico nor its people will be a piñata of any foreign government," he added.

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Anti-Trump protesters hold up signs along Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills before the start of a rally at Beverly Gardens Park. President Donald Trump is in Southern California for his first visit since being elected president in 2016. Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY

De Le of San Diego, cheers during rally in support of President Trump a few miles form where President Trump will visits the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Republic

Hundreds of protesters gather outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Republic

Hundreds of protesters gather outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Republic

Bill Sparks (left) and Sarah Garfield (right) hold a sign along with hundreds of protesters gathered outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Republic

Hundreds of protesters gather outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Republic

Nikki Desjardins joins with hundreds of protesters gathered outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. Church is located at 2020 Alaquinas Dr, San Ysidro, CA. Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic

Trump supporter Cameron Baker of San Diego, during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump visited the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Police back people out of the street during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where the president visited the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

People cheer during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where the president visited the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

People listen to speeches during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump visited the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles form where President Trump visited the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

William Alfano of Riverside, Calif., and his son Michael Alfano, 6, during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Mike Tucker (left) of Placentia, Calif., and Kira Innis of Los Angeles, listen to speeches during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

People cheer during a rally in support of the President Trump a few miles from the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Kira Innis of Los Angeles, during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Kira Innis of Los Angeles, during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Mexican federal police officers stand guard on the Mexico side of the border on March 13, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico. President Donald Trump visited the site of the border-wall prototypes, which can be seen in the background behind the wall. Gregory Bull/Associated Press

Law enforcement is awaiting President Trump’s arrival at the entrance of the border wall prototypes. Lots of onlookers are behind the officers chanting in support or against President Trump on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Rafael Carranza/The Republic

Protesters hang signs on the border wall. One says “stop the massive deportations” in Spanish. The Military is guarding the prototypes on the U.S. side of the wall as a helicopter circles in the sky ahead of the president's visit to California on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Rebecca Plevin/Desert Sun

A protester holds up a sign during a rally against a scheduled visit by President Trump Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in San Diego. Protesters chanted, “No ban! No wall!” near the San Ysidro border crossing, where tens of thousands of people enter the U.S. daily from Tijuana, Mexico, many on their way to work or school in San Diego. Kyusung Gong/AP

A crowd of protesters gather at the San Ysidro Border in San Diego Calif., including Judith Castro, a 27-year-old instructional aide at a school. Castro said, "My dad was deported in 2006, and Mom was deported in 2007. There’s a lot of mixed emotions. I had to learn how to take care of four other siblings. I want him to know that we don’t have money to go to a wall. We want the money to go to a better education system." Nick Oza/The Republic

A crowd of protesters gather at the San Ysidro Border in San Diego Calif., including Judith Castro, a 27-year-old instructional aide at a school. Castro said, "My dad was deported in 2006, and Mom was deported in 2007. There’s a lot of mixed emotions. I had to learn how to take care of four other siblings. I want him to know that we don’t have money to go to a wall. We want the money to go to a better education system." Nick Oza/The Republic

Judith Castro, a 27-year-old instructional aide at a school said, "My dad was deported in 2006, and Mom was deported in 2007. There’s a lot of mixed emotions. I had to learn how to take care of four other siblings. I want him to know that we don’t have money to go to a wall. We want the money to go to a better education system." Nick Oza/The Republic

Estela Jimenez and Octavio Aguilar scream 'Build bridges! Not wall!' near San Ysidro Border during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Nick Oza/The Republic

Jules Luna screams'Build bridges! Not wall!'' as a crowd of protesters gather at the San Ysidro Border in San Diego Calif., to protest during President Trump's visit to see border wall prototypes. Nick Oza/The Republic

Mexican federal police cordon off a street directly south of the border-wall prototypes in the Magisterial neighborhood of Tijuana, Mexico, in anticipation of President Donald Trump's visit to the area on March 13, 2018. Omar Ornelas/Desert Sun

Mexican Federal Police cordon off a street directly south of the border wall prototypes in the Magisterial neighborhood of Tijuana, Mexico in anticipation of President's Trump's visit to the area. Omar Ornelas/Desert Sun

About 40 people from the Hotel del Migrante Deportado, a hotel for deported migrants, are protesting by the border fence. They chanted “We don’t want the wall,” in Spanish on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, ahead of the president's visit to California. Rebecca Plevin/Desert Sun

Mexican and American media climbed a ladder onto a semi-stable roof to get a view of the border wall prototypes on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, ahead of the president's visit to California. Rebecca Plevin/Desert Sun

The border wall prototypes can be seen through the existing border wall from the Tijuana side. Border Patrol vans and other federal law enforcement are also present preparing for President Trump’s visit on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Rebecca Plevin/Desert Sun

Firefighters, the Marine Corps police and the CA Highway Patrol make their way to the #BorderWall prototypes siteon Tuesday, March 13, 2018, ahead of the president's visit to California. Rafael Carranza/The Republic

People during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

People during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Jacqueline Hackney (left) and her daughter, Tiffany Hackney, 13, (right) both of Corona, Calif., cheer during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where he will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Greg Brittain of Redland, Calif., during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Loree Masonis of Ontario, Calif., cheers during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Darlene Smith (left) of Orange County, Calif., dances during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

Lisa Collins of Orange County, Calif., waves a flag during a rally in support of President Trump a few miles from where President Trump will visit the border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif., later in the day on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

After landing in San Diego, Trump will take a chopper to this municipal airport near the border wall prototypes. Customs said they’ll close the area from 11:30AM-3PM on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Rafael Carranza/The Republic

Retired teacher Catheryn Rathsam of San Diego says she thinks it doesn’t make sense ‘to spend billions of dollars on a wall when it could go to build our infrastructure'on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, ahead of the president's visit to California. Ian James/Desert Sun

Behind the painted border wall are the 8 border wall prototypes. Mexican federal police have closed off about 3 blocks directly across from the prototypeson Tuesday, March 13, 2018, ahead of the president's visit to California. Rebecca Plevin/Desert Sun